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EU to Invest Billions in Blockchain, Data Infrastructure, Computing 
EU to Invest Billions in Blockchain, Data Infrastructure, Computing 
September 15, 2021  |  Europe

The European Union plans to make a multibillion-euro investment in technology development by sinking money into blockchain, data infrastructure and high-performance computing, according to a...

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European Vacation Spots Remain Open to Americans Despite EU Recommendation
European Vacation Spots Remain Open to Americans Despite EU Recommendation
August 31, 2021  |  Europe

Despite new rules from the European Union to stop nonessential travel from the U.S., the region isn’t rushing to block tourism from America, The Wall...

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Europe is Ripe for Instant Payments Where 73% of All Transactions are Still Done in Cash
Europe is Ripe for Instant Payments Where 73% of All Transactions are Still Done in...
August 31, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Agnostic is a word that European Payments Council (EPC) Director General Etienne Goosse often uses to describe the mandate of the payments association that counts...

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Booking Holdings Sees 59 Pct Hike In Room Nights Driven By US, EU Travelers
Booking Holdings Sees 59 Pct Hike In Room Nights Driven By US, EU Travelers
August 04, 2021  |  Earnings

Booking Holdings’ second quarter room nights increased 59 percent from the first quarter of 2021, primarily driven by stronger results in Europe and in the...

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FinTech Banking Circle Taps SIA To Facilitate Payments
FinTech Banking Circle Taps SIA To Facilitate Payments
July 22, 2021  |  B2B Payments

FinTech startup Banking Circle is tapping SIA, a subsidiary of CDP Equity, to handle its real-time payments service in Europe, The Green Sheet reported on...

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EasyPro Unveils Digital Wallet For SMBs In Europe
EasyPro Unveils Digital Wallet For SMBs In Europe
July 11, 2021  |  B2B Payments

EasyPro unveiled a digital wallet called OuiTrust that the company is targeting toward small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), traders and freelancers in Europe, according to...

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EU’s Post-Pandemic Recovery Fund Will Hit Most Firms With New Taxes
EU’s Post-Pandemic Recovery Fund Will Hit Most Firms With New Taxes
July 02, 2021  |  Taxes

The European Union’s (EU) European Commission (EC) is instituting a new business tax to benefit the Post-Pandemic Recovery Fund, U.S. News reported on Friday (July...

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EU Oversight Group Outlines Digital Path For Faster Transition To Open Banking
EU Oversight Group Outlines Digital Path For Faster Transition To Open Banking
June 28, 2021  |  Digital Banking

There are guideposts along the way to open banking readiness. To that end, the Euro Banking Association’s (EBA) Open Banking Working Group said on Monday...

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EU Commission Eyes Cyber Unit To Fight Large-Scale Attacks
EU Commission Eyes Cyber Unit To Fight Large-Scale Attacks
June 23, 2021  |  Europe

The European Commission is busy forming a Joint Cyber Unit that will help to deal with rising cybercrime, according to a press release. It will...

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